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New report maps France’s biggest climate impacts by region

The report’s authors hope it can act as a roadmap for local authorities to adapt and accelerate the green transition.

Space

Could these Google-funded satellites help detect wildfires faster?

FireSat, a satellite constellation, is designed to detect and manage even small wildfires more effectively.

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WATCH: State of calamity declared as Portugal's fires worsen

Thousands of firefighters remained on the front lines, working tirelessly to control more than 100 wildfires raging across northern Portugal.

Climate

‘I’ve lost my work’: Deep scars remain after Athens wildfire

‘We can’t just blame politicians’ for Athens wildfire devastation, one local says.

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Europe News

Orchards destroyed in massive fire in northern Romania

People said they had to try to tackle the fire themselves to protect their homes until firefighters were able to reach the scene and put it out.

Climate

Finnish Lapland is on track for a record-breakingly hot summer

Wildfires in the vast wilderness of Lapland are set to get more frequent by the end of the century due to climate change.

Europe News

Water bombers arrive on Portuguese island of Madeira

The aircraft will assist local authorities in combating the fires which have raged on the island for the past week.

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Hundreds mobilised as fires spread in Turkey’s tourist hotspot Muğla

Two forest fires ignited early Sunday in the Yatağan and Ula districts of Muğla province, a popular summer destination in southwest Turkey.

Europe News

Firefighters continue to battle five wildfires in Turkey

Portugal has also sent a special task force to Madeira to help fight a fire burning on the island since Wednesday.

Europe News

Most wildfires in western Türkiye extinguished, says minister

Authorities blame low humidity, strong winds and high temperatures as exacerbating factors with scientists also blaming climate change for the frequency and intensity of wildfires.

Green News

Big Oil: US citizens call for investigation into ‘criminal’ practices

In the US, more than 10,000 survivors and their allies have called on the Department of Justice to hold fossil fuel polluters accountable.

Travel News

Greece wildfires: Is it safe to travel?

Although many of the fires have been put out, there are concerns that more could start - and much of southern Europe is on high alert for wildfires too.

Green News

Wildfires made three times more likely due to climate change

Around 3.9 million square kilometres of land were burnt globally during last year’s fire season.

Greece

Greek opposition accuses government of botching wildfire response

On Wednesday, firefighters in the Greek capital were working to contain the remaining hotspots of the wildfire, destroying some 400 square kilometres of land.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fires reach Bosnia's oldest national park as blaze in Albania persists

Three armed forces helicopters were working to control the blaze in Bosnia, while choppers from Serbia were said to be on their way on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the flames in Albania's Mali i Thatë or Dry Mountains, located along the eastern border with North Macedonia, have been burning for a week.

Europe News

Greece calls on EU to help in its battle with wildfires

Thousands of residents have been evacuated from their homes as a large wildfire has spread through the suburbs of Athens.

Climate

Wildfires near Athens: Why is Greece so badly hit by climate change?

“The Mediterranean is a hot spot of the climate crisis” says Dr Kostas Lagouvardos from the National Observatory of Athens.

Greece

Wildfire near Athens force residents of two areas to evacuate

Residents in two areas near Athens were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as firefighters were brought in to contain fires fuelled by strong winds and high temperatures.

Climate

Temperatures in southern France could exceed 40C this weekend

This is the second heat wave southern France has seen in several days.

Green News

Crete wildfire: 300 firefighters battle blaze as 8 villages evacuated

More than 2,000 wildfires have erupted all over Greece this summer spurred on by unusually high temperatures.